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Dogs, drinking, dancing…and other distractions for nineteenth century farmers

Dogs, drinking, dancing…and other distractions for nineteenth century farmers

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A few weeks ago, I read something written by A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) that made me think about my farming…
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Thankful

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Thankful

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The prompt for this week is Thankful, to write about what or who are I thankful for finding in my…
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19th century ‘drag race’ goes awry

19th century ‘drag race’ goes awry

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Newspaper research is delightful. Even if I don’t find information about my family when searching newspapers, I always come across…
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4th of July 1903

4th of July 1903

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While researching for the three part blog series Whose land was that? I came across a newspaper article about a…
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A whale for Christmas

A whale for Christmas

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Newspaper research is one of my favorite parts of family history research. Not only do I find interesting and sometimes…
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Were your ancestors poisoned during Prohibition?

Were your ancestors poisoned during Prohibition?

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Much of my learning about Prohibition came from the movie The Untouchables.  Thanks to a challenge from my sister, I…
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